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Read <a href="/guides/">research guides</a> for using maps to explore specific subjects.</p> <h2>Contents</h2> <div class="floatright"><a href="/"><img src="/img/guide-home-page-new.jpg" alt="Maps website home page graphic" title="Maps website home page graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>I. <a href="#finding">Finding Maps</a></p> <p>II. <a href="#viewing">Viewing Maps </a></p> <p>III. <a href="#enquiries">Enquiries and Copies</a></p> <p>IV. <a href="#information">Related Information</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom:40px;">V. <a href="/site-map/">Site Map</a></p> <a name="finding"></a> <h2>I. Finding Maps</h2> <p>There are five main ways to find maps on our website. <a href="/videos/?vid=Map-Finder-Help">Watch an introductory video on our Map Finder</a>.</p> <ol> <li><h3>Map Finder - with Marker Pin </h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/geo/find/marker/"><img src="/design-assets/img/findbyplace-marker-1.jpg" alt="Map Finder - with Marker Pin graphic" title="Map Finder - with Marker Pin graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>Simply place a Marker Pin on your point of interest and view maps covering that place. Filter the results by date range, map type, scale, or keyword.</p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/geo/find/marker/">Map Finder - with Marker Pin</a>.</li> <li>Read <a href="/geo/find/marker/help.html">further guidance on Map Finder - with Marker Pin</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><h3>Map Finder - with Outlines </h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/geo/find/"><img src="/design-assets/img/findbyplace-new-1.jpg" alt="Map Finder - with Outlines graphic" title="Map Finder - with Outlines graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>More advanced search. Search by map series or category, placename, National Grid Reference, and more. The outlines or geographic extents of your selected map series are shown on the screen. </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/geo/find/">Map Finder - with Outlines</a>.</li> <li>Read <a href="/geo/find/help.html">further guidance on Map Finder - with Outlines</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><h3>Browse by map category </h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/browse.html"><img src="/design-assets/img/browse-by-category.jpg" alt="Browse by map category graphic" title="Browse by map category graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>From the <a href="/">home page</a>, choose a category of maps (eg. <a href="/os/">Ordnance Survey maps</a>, <a href="/estates/">estate maps</a>, or <a href="/towns/">town plans</a>) from the left-hand column. Read about the map category and scroll through browseable lists to view them. See also our <a href="/browse.html">Browse by category page</a> for a descriptive list.</p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/">Browse by map category (Home page - left-hand blue buttons)</a>.</li> <li>Go to <a href="/browse.html">Browse by map category (Descriptive list)</a> .</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin-bottom:40px;"><h3>Browse by map maker</h3> <div class="floatright" ><a href="/mapmakers/"><img src="/design-assets/img/mapmaker-new-1.jpg" alt="Browse by map maker graphic" title="Browse by map maker graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>Browse an alphabetical list of names of those who created the map: surveyors, engravers, and map publishers. </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/mapmakers/">Browse by map maker</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin-bottom:60px;"><h3><a name="keyword"></a>Keyword search</h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/"><img src="/design-assets/img/keyword-search.jpg" alt="Keyword search graphic" title="Keyword search graphic" border="1" width="200" style= "margin-bottom:20px;"/></a></div> <p>At the top right of any page, type a keyword to use Google’s custom search of text on all of our map pages.</p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/">Keyword search</a> (and then type into box at the upper right).</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <br/> <a name="viewing"></a> <h2>II. Viewing Maps</h2> <ul> <li><h3>Map Images viewer </h3> <p>When you select a map through the <a href="/geo/find/marker/"> Map Finder</a> search, you are taken to our standard <a href="/view/00000207" aria-label="Example of the Map Viewer - Scotia Regnum">Map Images viewer</a>. This allows you to explore each map in detail, as well as order copies. There are tools for drawing, an ability to save or print PDF extracts, and links to show the location of the map. </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Read <a href="/view/help/">further guidance on Map Images viewer</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><h3>Georeferenced Maps viewer </h3> <p><a href="/videos/?vid=Georeferenced-Maps-Help-2023">Watch an introductory video on our Georeferenced Maps viewer</a>.</p> <div class="floatright"><a href="/geo/explore/"><img src="/design-assets/img/explore-new-1.jpg" alt="Georeferenced Maps viewer graphic" title="Georeferenced Maps viewer graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>Our Georeferenced Maps viewer presents a series of maps “seamed” together and aligned with their real world locations. <a href="../geo/explore/help.html#georeferencing">What is georeferencing</a>? You can explore the entire series as a seamless layer, and compare to modern satellite imagery with a transparency slider. There are tools for measuring distances and areas, as well as for zooming to your current location. </p> <ul> <li>Go to <a href="/geo/explore/">Georeferenced Maps</a> viewer.</li> <li>Read <a href="/geo/explore/help.html">further guidance on Georeferenced Maps viewer</a>.</li> </ul> <p>You also have a few more options within the georeferenced maps viewer: </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li><a href="/geo/explore/print/">Full screen / Draw viewer</a>. View georeferenced maps in full-screen mode, with tools for drawing and tracing features. Read <a href="/geo/explore/help.html#fullscreen">further guidance on Full screen / Draw viewer</a>. </li> <li><a href="/geo/explore/3d/">3D viewer</a>. View georeferenced maps with heights/elevations from a bird’s-eye perspective. Read <a href="/geo/explore/help.html#3D">further guidance on 3D viewer</a>. </li> <li><a href="/geo/explore/spy/">Spy viewer</a>. View georeferenced maps through a spy-glass against modern maps. Read <a href="/geo/explore/help.html#spy">further guidance on Spy viewer</a>. </li> </ul> </li> <li><h3>Side-by-side viewer </h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/geo/explore/side-by-side/"><img src="/design-assets/img/sidebyside-new-1.jpg" alt="Side-by-side viewer graphic" title="Side-by-side viewer graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>With this viewer, you can view georeferenced maps side-by-side in a split-screen viewer. You can view historic maps alongside modern maps, or two different historic map series, to compare features and changes. </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/geo/explore/side-by-side/">Side-by-side viewer</a>.</li> <li>Read <a href="/geo/explore/help.html#sidebyside">further guidance on Side-by-side viewe</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin-bottom:40px;"><h3>OS Sheet Records viewer </h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/geo/records/"><img src="/design-assets/img/os-records-1.jpg" alt="OS Sheet Records viewer graphic" title="OS Sheet Records viewer graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>This viewer shows map extents and references for detailed Ordnance Survey paper maps. </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/geo/records/">OS Sheet Records viewer</a>.</li> <li>Read <a href="/geo/records/help.html">further guidance on OS Sheet Records viewer</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin-bottom:50px;"><h3>Boundaries viewer </h3> <div class="floatright"><a href="/geo/boundaries/"><img src="/design-assets/img/boundaries-new-1.jpg" alt="Boundaries viewer graphic" title="Boundaries viewer graphic" border="1" width="200" /></a></div> <p>Use this viewer to see counties, parishes, and unitary authority boundaries. </p> <ul class="innerlist"> <li>Go to <a href="/geo/boundaries/">Boundaries viewer</a>.</li> <li>Read <a href="/geo/boundaries/help.html">further guidance on Boundaries Viewer</a>.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <a name="bookmarks"></a> <h3>Bookmarks / Linking to the viewers</h3> <p> The URL in your web browser address bar changes dynamically as you zoom and pan the map viewers, and when you alter visible map layers and overlays. You can copy or bookmark the URL in your web browser address bar to save the current viewer zoom level, location, and layers, ie.:</p> <p><span style="font-family: monospace;overflow-wrap: anywhere;background-color:rgb(230, 230, 230); border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding:0.5em;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:25px;">https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#<span style="background-color:Aqua">zoom=</span>5.0<span style="background-color:LemonChiffon">&lat=</span>56.00000<span style="background-color:LightPink">&lon=</span>-4.00000<span style="background-color:LimeGreen">&layers=</span>1<span style="background-color:LightSalmon">&b=</span>1<span style="background-color:LightSteelBlue">&o=</span>100</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: monospace;background-color:Aqua">zoom=</span> Map Zoom / Scale / Magnification from 1 to 25</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace;background-color:LemonChiffon">&lat=</span> Latitude from 0 to 90 +/-</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace;background-color:LightPink">&lon=</span> Longitude from 0 to 180 +/-</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace;background-color:LimeGreen">&layers=</span> Overlay (front) layer, numbered in sequence</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace;background-color:LightSalmon">&b=</span> Background (base) layer, numbered in sequence</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace;background-color:LightSteelBlue">&o=</span> Transparency of overlay (front) layer, 0-100</li> </ul> <p>In the standard <a href="#viewing" aria-label="Redirect to Information about Map Images viewer">Map Images viewer</a>, select the <a href="https://maps.nls.uk/view/help/#link">Link to this view</a> tab in the footer to add these specific view parameters onto the base URL.</p> <p>You can create any number of bookmarks to start each viewer focused on a specific location and with your choice of layers. </p> <br/> <a name="enquiries"></a> <h2>III. Enquiries and Copies</h2> <p>We are happy to supply printouts, digital images, and photocopies of the maps on our website. Read <a href="/enquiries.cfm">further guidance</a>. Some maps have commercial re-use restrictions. For information about re-use and copyright, visit our <a href="/copyright.html">Copyright page</a>. </p> <p>You can order a map from the standard <a href="/view/00000207">Map Image viewer</a>. You cannot order a map directly from the Georeferenced Map viewer. Read <a href="/geo/explore/help.html#view-this-map">further guidance on ordering georeferenced maps</a>. </p> <p style="margin-bottom:40px;">We are happy to answer any enquiries you may have about our website or our maps. For more information, visit our <a href="/contact.html">Contact Us</a> page or our <a href="https://auth.nls.uk/contact/ask-a-question/">Ask a Question</a> page. </p> <a name="information"></a> <h2>IV. Related Information</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/guides/">Research guides</a> - using maps to explore particular subjects. </li> <li><a href="/projects/">Projects</a>. Explore various collaborative projects we have worked on with other partners. </li> <li><a href="/projects/api/">Historic Maps API</a>. Incorporate layers of historical mapping into other websites. </li> <li><a href="/guides/georeferencing/">Viewing georeferenced maps inside desktop GIS</a>. Guides to viewing our georeferenced map layers inside desktop GIS (QGIS, ArcGIS) and other applications. </li> <li><a href="https://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/reading-rooms/maps/appointments">Visiting us</a>. Make an appointment to visit our Maps Reading Room in Edinburgh. </li> </ul> <h4>Stay informed</h4> <ul> <li>The <a href="/additions/">Recent Additions</a> page shows general updates to the website, including newly digitised maps series. </li> <li>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/natlibscotmaps">natlibscotmaps</a> on Twitter for daily updates, news, and map related posts. </li> <li>The <a href="/cairt/">Cairt newsletter</a> provides a twice-yearly update of map news and recent research. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:40px;">The Library’s monthly <a href="https://www.nls.uk/news/email-newsletter">e-newsletter</a> provides map and other Library news. </li> </ul> <a name="site-map"></a> <h2>V. 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